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Friday, April 1, 2016

Hive 8 - April Block Tutorial

Hi
There! I’m Liz, from Hive 8. This year’s Stash Bee is my first bee ever,
and I’m super pumped to be this month’s Queen!

My
block request is a Log Cabin Plus block.
Log Cabins are a long-time favourite of mine, and this interpretation has
a graphic, modern spin…I can’t wait to see how the quilt comes together, I’m
already so excited!

Fabric Selection

Background: Solid White/Off-White. I'm not fussy on
the exact white that you use, just please use a solid and please use the same
white for the entire block.

Plus: Black and White print. Try to avoid any other colours besides black
and white/off-white in the pattern. If you don't have any black and white
prints in your stash, solid black is cool too.

Cutting

Cut the following pieces of white (Background) fabric:

(Qty 4) 3" x 3"

(Qty 4) 3" x 5 1/2"

(Qty 4) 3" x 8"

Cut the following pieces of black (Plus) fabric:

(Qty 4) 3" x 3"

(Qty 4) 3" x 5 1/2"

Piecing

Use a quarter inch
seam allowance for all piecing, and press all seams open.

Steps 1 through 4
describe the piecing directions for one quadrant. You will need to
create 4 quadrants for each block. As a time-saving tip, I recommend
chain piecing all 4 quadrants at the same time, in which case you can skip step
5.

Sew a black 3" x 5 1/2" piece to a long edge of the unit
created in Step 1.(pictured
above)

Step 3

Working clockwise, sew a white 3" x 5 1/2" piece to
the edge of your work from Step 2. This piece should be touching the end
of the black strip that was added in Step 2, as well as the white square from
Step 1. (pictured below)

Step 4

Add a white 3" x 8" strip, perpendicular to the piece
that was added in Step 3. The result should be a square Log Cabin that is
8" x 8". (pictured above)

Step 5

Repeat Steps 1-4 three times to create a total of 4 Log Cabin
quadrants.

Step 6

Arrange your quadrants as pictured, so that the black pieces
create a plus sign. Sew the top two quadrants together, and the bottom
two quadrants. This will create 2 rows that are 8" x 15 1/2".
Take care to match your seams so that the edges of the "pluses"
are aligned.

Oh man, I have no excuse to buy more fabric this month. ;) I've been collecting black and white fabrics for a few months now for a quilt in my head, and am therefore very spoiled for choice with this one!

I was hoping the black and white combo would be an easy one for the group. You'll just have to come up with another excuse to buy some fabric (I don't know about you, but I never have too much trouble coming up with those excuses!!)